The youtubeur Lucas Hauchard, better known by the pseudonym Squeezie, in February 2017. - LaurentVu / SIPA

Dirty laundry is not always family washed. During a live on Twitch, the videographer Squeezie returned to the failed launch of Webedia Live on February 3. "Management that reeks of shit", "people who have no passion" ... He has exhausted the very young Web TV. A virulence speaking all the more surprising since Webedia manages the image and advertising management of the youtubeur.

The video, taken up by the “Out Of Context Twitch” Twitter account, has already been viewed more than 40,000 times. Squeezie criticizes teams which, according to him, "know nothing about it" and "have zero passion" for the project. He is also sorry that the people on the set are so little known, which he believes to be in contradiction with the announcements made by Webedia before the premiere.

Visibly upset and disappointed with the result of the Live, Squeezie questions the artistic direction of the channel. The concepts presented do not correspond to the means invested by the company specializing in online media. "We are talking about millions" of euros, he believes. An amount that cannot be confirmed at this time.

Squeezie who smashes LeLive and talks about the money investing in this project pic.twitter.com/Hts060nHrc

- Out Of Context Twitch (@TwitchOOC) February 7, 2020

A rather rare free speech

Squeezie is one of the “talents” of the company. Some participants of the Live, like videographer Cyprien, are therefore in a way his colleagues. The two youtubers had together launched another Web TV from Webedia, LeStream, in March 2017. In addition, Vincent Manilève, former journalist and YouTube author behind the screens: His artists, heroes, his crooks , advanced this Friday on Twitter that Squeezie would occupy an office close to that of the boss of Web TV within Webedia. And to add: "It reminds me of what I was told one day:" Stars like him do what they want to Webedia. That's why he has the right to bring his dog back and not other employees. " "

Squeezie, whose office is located right next to that of the boss of the Live, criticizes him openly. It reminds me of what I was told one day: stars like him do what they want on webedia. This is why he has the right to bring his dog back and not the other employees. https://t.co/ztyiUu92KY

- Vincent MNLV 🦆 (@VincentMnV) February 7, 2020

Several netizens salute on Squeezie's statements, as well as his freedom of tone. “It's a good thing, sincerity in the professional world. He is appreciated for that, for his freedom of expression, not for his reserve and his tongue in cheek. The only problem is that he is one of the few who can afford it, not his untouchable status, ”wrote one of them.

“We are well aware that it was far from perfect. It was not a satisfactory evening on all fronts, but there is a lot of complexity in the management of the various platforms of diffusion ", had declared to Parisien the group Webedia, at the end of the difficult premiere of Live , on Monday. "We will take up the challenge and resolve the problems identified," he promised.

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